Rodriguez Violeta J, Zegarac Miriam C, Brumbaugh Taylor S, La Barrie Dominique L, Terry Jenna B, Shaffer Anne
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL.
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Fam Relat. 2025 Feb;74(1):481-499. doi: 10.1111/fare.13095. Epub 2024 Nov 3.
The study explores the associations among parental depressive symptoms, child symptoms of psychopathology, emotion socialization (ES), and parenting-specific emotion regulation (ER) using a novel measure, the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS).
There is a notable correlation between parental depressive symptoms and symptoms of psychopathology in children. Empirical studies have also observed a correlation in the intergenerational patterns of ER, as well as their relations to ES. Investigating these relations in nonclinical samples is vital for understanding these risk factors and how they relate to child mental health.
The study sample was comprised of = 315 mothers and fathers and used a cross-sectional design. Assessments were conducted on parental depressive symptoms, child psychopathology, ES, and parenting-specific ER (REPS).
Our findings revealed that parental depressive symptoms were significantly associated with all ER strategies in the parenting context. These ER strategies, in turn, were linked to unsupportive ES practices, which were further related to child psychopathology. Parenting-specific ER strategies and parents' supportive ES had a significant indirect effect on the association between parental depressive symptoms and child psychopathology. However, only indirect effects through unsupportive ES and suppression and rumination were significant, not adaptive ER.
The study's cross-sectional correlations provide support for the role of parenting-specific ER as it relates to ES, parental, and child psychopathology.
Findings imply that how parents regulate their emotions during parenting significantly affects their ability to engage in supportive ES practices, but replication in a longitudinal framework is warranted.
本研究使用一种新的测量工具——育儿情绪调节量表（REPS），探讨父母抑郁症状、儿童心理病理症状、情绪社会化（ES）和特定育儿情绪调节（ER）之间的关联。
父母抑郁症状与儿童心理病理症状之间存在显著相关性。实证研究还观察到ER的代际模式及其与ES的关系。在非临床样本中研究这些关系对于理解这些风险因素及其与儿童心理健康的关系至关重要。
研究样本包括315名父母，采用横断面设计。对父母抑郁症状、儿童心理病理、ES和特定育儿ER（REPS）进行评估。
我们的研究结果表明，在育儿背景下，父母抑郁症状与所有ER策略显著相关。反过来，这些ER策略与不支持性的ES行为有关，而后者又与儿童心理病理有关。特定育儿ER策略和父母支持性ES对父母抑郁症状与儿童心理病理之间的关联有显著间接影响。然而，只有通过不支持性ES以及压抑和沉思的间接影响是显著的，适应性ER则不然。
该研究的横断面相关性为特定育儿ER在与ES、父母和儿童心理病理相关方面的作用提供了支持。
研究结果表明，父母在育儿过程中如何调节情绪会显著影响他们参与支持性ES行为的能力，但需要在纵向框架中进行重复研究。
